County Courthouse

County Auditor has birth and death records 1900-1907 and marriage records from 1900. City Clerk has burial records.County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records. [1]

History

"Chelan" derives from a Chelan Indian word meaning "deep water,"

14 Dec 1872, a very powerful earthquake centered near Lake Chelan was felt over 300,000 square miles, extending from Victoria, British Columbia south past Baker City, Oregon, southwest past Portland, Oregon. There are many small accounts of the quake in historical books and historical newspapers. It triggered additional quakes at the Yellowstone National Park. Aftershocks were observed for next 2 years. Additional information

Parent County

1899-- Chelan County was created 13 March 1899 from Kittitas and Okanogan Counties.County seat: Wenatchee [2]

Boundary Changes

No new counties created from this county.

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Cities

Cashmere

Chelan

Entiat

Leavenworth

Wenatchee

Communities

Appleyard

Ardenvoir

Blewett

Chelan Falls

Chiwaukum

Chumstick

Dryden

Grant Road Addition

Holden Village

Kenroy

Lakeside

Lucerne

Malaga

Manson

Merritt

Mission Square

Monitor

Pearcot

Peshastin

Plain

Stehekin

South Wenatchee

Sunnyslope

Telma

Wenatchee Heights

West Wenatchee

Winton

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

1900

1910

1920

1930

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Washington State Digital Archives has a database for Marriage Records.This database is an index to marriage records filed with the Auditor in Chelan County, Washington, from 1900 to 1920. The records contained within this index include Marriage Returns (1900-1910) and Marriage Certificates (1911-1920).

Washington Death Certificates 1907-1960 A free internet index to the 1907-1960 death certificates can be found at FamilySearch Record Search, no images are available. A transcribed death certificate may contain such information as name of the deceased, date and place of death, age, gender, birth date and birth place, mother’s maiden name and name of spouse, place of residence, occupation and certificate numbers.